Architectural Design Panel

Clare Deakin heads up Marketing & Business Development at Galliford Try Building Southern, is a Non-Executive Director of SECBE and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. With more than 25 years' experience spanning marketing, business development and the built environment, Clare is passionate about using the construction industry's influence to create better outcomes for people and communities. She created Galliford Try Building Southern's Building SEND Futures initiative and podcast series, bringing together voices from education, design, construction, local authorities, procurement and lived experience to explore how we can create better environments for children and young people with SEND. A late-diagnosed ADHDer herself, Clare is a passionate advocate for neurodiversity, inclusive design and the value of lived experience. She is also involved with ADHD UK and co-founded Building Minds, an industry initiative launching in 2027 promoting greater understanding and support for neurodiversity within construction. Her belief is simple: the built environment should not merely accommodate difference… it should help people thrive.

Claire Barton has been a partner at Haverstock since 2006, leading numerous successful projects in a range of sectors, particularly Education. Claire is committed to inclusive design for disabled children, ensuring every project fosters positive engagement and inclusion for all children. With her extensive experience across a range of educational facilities, Claire has led the design of children’s centres, primary and secondary schools, sixth forms, pupil referral units, alternative provisions and specialist SEND schools. Claire led the design of Linden Farm, a supported living development for young adults with autism and high support needs, receiving the RIBA South East Project Architect of the Year award and the Civic Trust Selwyn Goldsmith Award for universal design. Alongside her role at Haverstock, Claire is a technical advisor the Department for Education, gaining an in-depth understanding of the latest design specifications. Under her leadership, Haverstock is currently lead architect for Balgores School, a new 300 place SEND School in Havering, which will become one of the largest SEND Schools in the UK once completed.

Stephanie Kyle is an Associate Architect and Inclusive Design Consultant at Floyd Slaski Architects, specialising in neuro-inclusive design and design for non-visible disabilities. She is the winner of the AJ100 Change-maker Award for her contribution to the profession and the Design in Mental Health People’s Choice Award. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience of ADHD and autism, Stephanie works with clients, designers, manufacturers and governing bodies to embed neuro-inclusive thinking into projects, products and guidance. Her work challenges the idea that neurodiversity should be treated as a specialist consideration, instead advocating for environments that recognise different ways of thinking, processing information, communicating and experiencing space from the outset. Stephanie has developed a particular specialism in translating neurodiversity into practical design decisions, helping organisations move beyond minimum compliance and towards environments that provide greater choice, dignity, comfort and autonomy. She regularly delivers CPD, training and workshops to design teams, clients and other organisations, and advises manufacturers on inclusive product development, specification and performance criteria. She is the author of globally used neurodiversity design guidance, a national and international speaker, and a Specialist Advisor to the NeuroPlaces Advisory Board. Stephanie is also an Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at the University of Nottingham, where she uses teaching to help embed inclusive thinking into the next generation of architects and encourage neurodiversity to be considered as a fundamental part of good design, rather than an addition.

Paul Turpin is Principal Architect and UK Education Lead at Arcadis, with extensive experience designing inclusive learning environments for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). He has led the delivery of award-winning schools, specialist provisions and estate strategies across the UK, helping education providers create environments that support wellbeing, independence and achievement. An RIBA Registered Client Adviser, Paul combines educational vision with practical delivery expertise and collaborates with global education specialists through the Arcadis Global Learning Network to advance inclusive and neurodiverse design.